Exhaust box



1,638,760 w.v DE BACK EXHAUST BOX Filed Nov. 24, 192e 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Aug. 9 9

Aug. `9 1927.

- w. DE BACK EXHAUST BOX Filed Nov. 24, 1926 2. Sheets-Sheet 2 N .m www"to thelnext, and 'this rocking throws the can againstfthe guide andcauses-it to `roll along,

l vthe engagement with both, guide Y and disk beingarolling one insteadof'a'sliding one. In ,detail1ny'-weXhaust boxcomprises a Vtraine `Workincluding legs 2, suitably connectedby rails 3 and cross ties 4. VAchan- Y 1 ffnel'G runs around the topy of the frame so as'jto provide aseati'or' the, cover 7 and the sides of the frame V:from thechannel 6down ,Y tothe rail 3, areiilled inlvvith plates8 Which y i form thesidewalls vout the exhaust chamber formed "with ay verticalfbearingbox14. The

brackets alternate ony each zside of the'bars 4"and in; the presentembodiment l of my in- ,Y VentiOmfthereare.our brackets'oneach bar, Yalthough I in'ayfusesixor eveneight. Each ."bearing'boxv 14 V'isV formedwith a Vchamber 16,` interrnediateits' ends; and each 'chamber iisconnected-by a short pipe 17, lWith a feed 'b'oXand terminating in"an'oil cup 19. Preff erablyfonevpfeed pipe andvoil cup is'provided lorreach four v vbearings f'extendingv kin stag- 'pipevy`18 extending to theside of the .exhaust gered relation transversely across thermachine.v fl' Tournaled in'each' bearingbox is'a" shaft 21,"ronfthe Aupper 'endoli'V which: is fixed the carrieidiskfQQ, slightly] dished'or'l ,concaveas shownin 1gure52; and having a recess 23 1n its central portion sothatfanannular carrier 'rimportionif24' is provided oneach l. fdisk.*flafch'V clisk,isf"further' provided von its periph'erywith'thespurgear'-teeth26, pref-` l w68, carriedon a curved guidebracket 69,-

erably beveled" slightly on thefupper side.

` yDep@suisgffrom the; wp Creech. disk iis an annular flange 27,enclosing thef` upper end'of'the bearing, Vso that 'Water splashed I Ylor 'condensed-on' thel diskca'nnot enter` the bearing. v spiralfgrooveonthe shaft car- 'Y ries lubricant over the shaft.

end otthebearingboxis closed by theplug l 129,in-ivhiich is seated theball 31; andaset fj'screw 32, adjustable in theflovver end of (theshaft, restsy on: the ball."V There is thus j Wardly between the disksandis supportedY Y. AVprovided substantially lfrictionlessadjust ablethrust bearing -at the'lower-end of each. [sharm]y 'f i ,-*Since all Ygoneidisk v'vill drive the entiretrain, but in .-',order'-tor'distrilnite the stress,v I prefery to v'driveatrtw'vo points.ATvvofotlthe disks-are?. l "mounted," on shafts' 34 Which extendV down-"'vvardlythru the bearingboxes,36ay bevel fgear'B-'is iXedmon the bottomofeachfshaft "3.4, and is 'iny mesh-With'a drivingpinion the -disksareconnected,A `driving VIV"3811511" the driver shat'SQ. The^ drive'shaft .V'isfjournaled in vsuitable hanger brackets 41,

The lower i vcause the'distributorpipes alsojunction as guide railsfor`gallon size cans-.2 Eachv d istributorpipe is held in position'. on itstwo yshaft 89 is connected .by the gears 43 with the power shaftf44,provided -atthe oppositefl end With the pulley 46l connected in the l Y7o A. vclutch 47V rcontrolled byl thefhandle 48 lis 'y usual Wayv't'oany suitable source of power.

interposed betweenfthe pulley 46 and the power shaft. I

rl Supportedfonthe cross kbarsi11 andr'eXf tend-ing longitudinally inthecente'rof the vmountedon 'thecross piece 42.@ The driving Y machine isa" channel 51, into Which the sloping bottom 52 on each side drains."The Vchaniiel Q51 is sloped slightlytovvards one vend or from each endtowards-the center;Y

and atthe 10W" point is .provided with a valved drain pipe fthruWhichthewater of condensation may escape.V Y

In order to furtherV protect thebearings Y from the yeiect ofsteam`andvvater, I mount on the botto1n52, around each ofthe disk hubs a ring54, formed `with an'annular flange 57, pendant from the lovverface ofgroove 56, vinto Which extends an apron .or

vventing'the escapeof steam out'of the chaniber 9.

l Extending longitudinally lof the Vexhaust box and lying' Withinthechannel v51, `is a steam pipey 61 supplied; thru the pipe 62 with steamfromV anysuitable source. On

each'side o'lf the steam pipe/61, andspaced yat suitable'intervalstherealong are, vertical f-jbrranch pipes A63 each lending inza conicalrstuclend"64, adapted to bevseated in the complementarysocket vin the T66', 'forn'lingpart'fV Vof the distributor pipe 67. One endofv eachdistributor pipe 67 y'is alsoi provided 'Withv a vconed socket,complementary to. a.V stud *secured to the side Wall18 of' the exhaustboX. Theopposite Aend of the pipe is closed With a.plug471,and. itvvillbefnotedvthatj' lthe outer'surface-'ofthepipe is flush and l, that itmerges smoothly into the guideY bracket supporting thev end.'l`his isVbestuds by a bracket 72,;Whichextends upffrom a plate 73,; secured tothecross pieces 11. The upper end of each bracket 'Z2 is re? duced in sizetoform a supporting shoulder andr so that it is' adapted 'to passi thruasuitable aperture in the pipe, and is threaded to receive the lnut 74.`From theaboveit In order to impart 'a desired rolling *Ino '.romthetopo'feach of the steam pipes, the v Ypipes'may belift'ed off of theirsupporting assess,

aan a. as aff-S parasitaiaebaa, if efe.-

fer to have the path thru which the trav'ehbut a lsmall amount widerthan' 'the diameter 'of the. 'clan.'," vWhen size'svof lsimiiler thanthe gallon size are ,tefbe ex:-

v ha'usted I provide flat guide railstobe afp'- plied over thedistributor pipes, so that the can track correspondingly narr'ovifed.uvUris theA canspass from fone disk to the next, the

'dished carrier rim'c'ause's them to tip toward' thec'e'i'iter of thedisk and against the guide 4 overlying that Icenter; Since thecan pathis but little wider than th'e dia'in'etei of thecana'the can' is, theirsupported on ene side bythe rail and on the 'ppio'site side by a smallportion" of the bottom edge resting bn the disk. infinis position,reistips-gf 'the disk causes the can, tokroll along .to the figure'isshown without the overlying guide rail, but each of the otherdistributor pipes is shown with a guide rail 76 overlying it `and heldin place by the nuts 7 4 and 77, the latter of which isthreaded over asuitable f stud mounted in the guide bracket 69. With eachexhaust boxvarious widths of guide lnate rows.

rails'7 6 are furnished and itis the work of but a. few moments to'apply the width of guide rails suitabl-e for agiven size of can.

It will be noted that the distributor pipes 67 extend transverselyacross the chamber 9 a short distance above the surface of the carrierdisks, and that each is coincident with a vertical plane determined bythe axes of vrotation lof* corresponding disks in alter- It is alsoto'benoted that` the distributor pipes merge intoy guide bracket-salternately on opposite sides of the exhaustl box, andthat the free endof eachdistribiitorv pipe terminates over the center of the disk.opposite the bracket on which it is supvcanning process. y

be clear that with the cover 7 removed, the

ported. l a

At` one end of the exhaust box a feed disk 8l Vis arranged, on which theentering cans are taken from the chute 82'; and at the opposite end, adischarge disk 83 carries the treated cans forward to the n-ext step inthe From ythe above it will guide rails and distributor pipes may bereadily demounted. With these out of the way, the individual disks areaccessible from the top and may be lifted out oftheir bearings, forinspection, repair or replacement.

l. In a disk conveyor, a disk'having an annular carrier portion andarecessed, central portion.

portion.

tangent ll (gli: "conveyor for "cylind comprising y a plurality ofVtaiigentially 'ar'` fusies, `sieh disk limiiig a ,disnea ular iiins'urroi'niding a recessed centralvr ,Y l ,"poi io"i`i,fa'i`1d guiderails for maintaining the f objects in such v} o`o"siti`or'i that'oiilyof'vv N thenbase periphery ofthe object is' engaged by the riiii.

central portion, means for rotatingA the disks 43; pluralityof f ,j y'arranged disks,`each disk liivf a 'dislred ai'inuia'r vrim1siirr'ouriding' fre# cessed eentraiportiqn.' .j f, j

rien' 'Objeas in alternate Yrows in one direction and in the' i otherrows in the opposite direction, and means'dispoNed adjacent said disksto guide j'.

the objects thereon from a disk in onerow to the adjoining disk inthenext row.

6. In Aan exhaust box, a carrier' disk, a

shaft on which said disk is fixed, means providing an' annularrecessadapted to hold liquid and surrounding the shaft,'an`d an annular iiangeon said disk extending intosaid recess. L v n 7. In an exhaust box, acasing having a floor, a shaft extending thru the floor, a carrier disk.on said shaft and within the casing, means disposed on the Hoor and'providing anV annular recess adapted to-hold liquid and surrounding theshaft, and "anr said recess. Y f j 8. An exhaust box for containerscomprising a casing, a plurality of carrier disks arranged in saidcasing,` perforated steam pipes in said casing to distribute steamtherein, and plates overlying -said steam pipes to guide .the containersover the disks.

9. Anv exhaust box for containers comprising a casing, a plurality ofcarrier disks'v arranged in said casing, a steam pipe rising between thedisks to a 'stud end, al bracket terminating in a stud end on the sideof the casing,- and a ysteam distributor pipe havingV sockets for saidstuds and arranged thereon.

10. An exhaust box for containers comprising a casing, a plurality ofcarrier disks arranged'in said casing, a. steam pipe rising i betweenthe disks to aystud end, a bracket annular flange onv said diskextending into.

terminating in a stud end on the side of the f casing, ay steam`distributor pipe havingv sockets for said studs and-arranged thereon,and means forreleasablysecuringy the' dis-` tributor pipe on its studs;

11. An exhaust Abox for `.containers .com-

prising a casing,^a plurality of carrier disks..

arranged vin said casin'gfa bracketfoii the side of the casing and abracketrising be- 80 5."A conveyor for. cylindricalf yobje'z-ts I uiprisiiig a plurality of rows4v of"tan"geii ly"`arriig'ed di'sks,ea'chdisk having' a dished annular' riii'ii'rsurrouriding a recessed4l'n tween. the disks,V each bracket being provided Q with astud, and aguiderail apertured to receive the studs.

12. An exhaust 'box for containers corn'- nating `in a studfend on theside ot the cas.-

` ing,` a steam distributor pipe having sockets for said-studsandarranged thereon,` and f rneans on thestud oi the irst-named bracketforvretainingythe distributor pipe on the other two studs. f

13.' An exhaust box Vfor containers coin- ".Qprising` ya easing,aplurality of carrier disks Y arranged in said casing, a stearn'pipe anda bracket rising between they disks and each "terminating ina stud end,Va bracket terrni- Anating in a stud end on the side ofthe casing,axsteain distributor. ypipe' having sockets for. salda-studs andarranged thereon, means on the stud of. the first named bracket forretaining the distributor pipe on the other .Y i two studs, andraguiderail overlying the distributor pipe. 1

14.' In an exhaust box, a' casingybars extending across said casing, aichannel sup# ported on said bars7 floor" sections sloping Afrom each'side of the casing to the channel,l bearing boxes on said bars,shaftson saidv boxes and extending thru said Hoor sections, carrierdisks arranged onsaid shafts-and vnieansto provide a liquid sealinterposed betweeneach shaft and the Hoor., v

In testimonywhereof, I vhave hereunto SetV myhandl WILLIAM DE Baert]

